Daily Learning Target(s): By the end of class, students will be able to...

  • Practice analysis as evidenced by narrative writing, annotations and discussion.

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Homework:
  • Due Tue 5/9: "A Rose for Emily" Annotations
  • Due Block Day 5/10: Lit Circle Meeting #2 Reading and Questions

Essential Questions:

  • What are the features and philosophies of Modernism texts?
  • How am I prepared for life after high school and what can I do to further prepare?

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Important Deadlines/Reminders:

  • Junior Portfolio presentations are Wednesday, May 17th in the library 3pm-6:15pm.
  • Tutoring at lunch on Wednesday's with Ms. Cancino in Room 308!
  • Tutoring after school on Tuesday's and Thursday's in room 702!
  • Summer 2017 SAT Prep Course


Agenda

1. Learning Logs- Update
2. Journal #9: Hero

“There needs not a great soul to make a hero; there needs a god-created soul which will be true to its origin; that will be a great soul!” –Thomas Carlyle, On Heroes, Hero Worship, and the Heroic in History

Prompt: How do you define hero, and who is a hero in your view?



Reminders:

  • Keep your pen/pencil moving the entire time and write with as much detail and examples as possible.
  • Each entry in your Journal must be one or more hand written pages.
  • You must strive to be thoughtful and honest.
  • This is a place to think and create. Use it.
  • If you find a prompt difficult commit to it, don't give up. Analyze it and dive in!


3. "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner
  1. Read and Annotate